W.f. Hall To Sell Chicago Plant

September 22, 1985

W.F. Hall Printing Co. has retained the Des Plaines real estate brokerage firm of Harrington, Tideman, O`Leary & Co. to sell its printing plant at 4600 W. Diversey Ave., Chicago. The 1.1 million-square-foot plant, which extends from Diversey to Belmont Avenue, is the largest industrial facility currently available in the Chicago area, according to Timothy M. O`Leary, vice president of Harrington. W.F. Hall is asking $4.5 million for the property, O`Leary said. For sale are the company`s printing and binding operation on Diversey, which was shut down earlier this year; and the Chicago Rotoprint facility on Belmont Avenue, which is expected to be closed by February. A partnership involving W.A. Krueger Co. of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Rignier A.G. of Zurich, Switzerland, recently announced plans to acquire W.F. Hall from Mobil Corp., which paid $50.5 million for the printer in 1979.